Alex Newell News

Harvest Home will present the return of its Broadway Voices Unite Benefit Concert. The event will feature Jason Alexander, Rachel Boom and more.

The Last Five Years stars Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, Tina Fey, Ed Helms with Samantha Bee, Alex Newell and more come to 92NY as part of the Film, Television and Theater Talks series.

In celebration of DRAG: The Musical’s dynamite off-Broadway run at New World Stages, the team behind the show will release ‘DRAG: The Musical LIVE (The Cast Recording)’ on April 25th.

Indeed, when those one-liners and puns are not only corny but all about corn, you just may want to surrender and let the laughs burst like Jiffy Pop, as they are on the North American tour of “Shucked,” the musical being presented by Broadway in Boston at Citizens Opera House now through April 20.

Broadway alums Auli’i Cravalho, Alex Newell, Dulé Hill, and Utkarsh Ambudkar are lending their voices to an all-new family musical special for kids from Apple TV+, Lulu Is a Rhinoceros.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre just celebrated its reopening at the Renaissance Gala. Special guests included: Ariana DeBose, Andrea McArdle, Chip Zien, Matt Doyle, and more. Check out photos here!

Stas Anna Kenrick, Blake Lively, and Harry Golding, along with director Paul Feig and producer Laura Fischer, recently attended a London photocall at Corinthia London to promote the release of Another Simple Favor. Take a look at the photos here!

The Laurie Beechman Theatre celebrated its reopening last night, April 14, at the Renaissance Gala. Check out video clips from the evening and learn more here! 

The first full trailer has been released for Another Simple Favor, the follow-up to Paul Feig’s 2018 film A Simple Favor. The movie premiered last month at South by Southwest and will officially be released on Prime Video on May 1. Watch the trailer!

Dirty Little Secret will receive an industry presentation in New York City.  Dirty Little Secret is a new musical based on a true story. Learn more about the production here!

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Alex Newell, showcasing the Tony Award winner in a special solo concert performance. The evening includes such numbers as “Independently Owned” from Shucked and “Mama Will Provide” from Once on This Island.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Artsis invites the South Florida community to celebrate National Pride Month on Sunday, June 8 at the annual COMMUNITEA DANCE, the Adrienne Arsht Center's free LGBTQ+ pride celebration.

Theatre can be illustrative, informative, relevant, educational, emotional, edifying and useful as commentary on current events, past history, and predictive of the future. And sometimes, it’s just a damn funny good time with no redeeming social value whatsoever, and you don’t care because you’re so busy laughing your ass off. The latter is the case with “Shucked.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Darren Criss, Annaleigh Ashford, and more will lend their voices to the audiobook version of Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller's memoir Theater Kid, dropping on May 6.

Next month, 54 BELOW will presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Lorna Luft and Andrea McArdle, Marilyn Maye, and many more. See the full lineup here!

BroadwayHD last night hosted an exclusive invite-only event on behalf of their streaming premiere of the Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert. See photos from the event here!

Original down-home musical is an evening of a-maize-ing comedy!

54 Below will present Victor Jackson in “April Showers” on April 7, 2025. Inspired by nature's ever-changing seasons, Victor's songs weave a tapestry of resilience, joy, and renewal.

Another Simple Favor, the follow-up to Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor, premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) this past weekend. Members of the star-studded cast of the film were in attendance including Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Andrew Rannells. Take a look at photos here!

On Monday, BTC held its 2nd Annual “Building the Change” Gala at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The evening honored Phylicia Rashad. See photos from the event here!